Johnnie Davis

Johnnie Davis

Nacimiento : 1910-05-11, Brazil, Indiana, USA

Muerte : 1983-11-28

Historia

Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer. Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.

Perfil

Johnnie Davis

Películas

Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The Shining Future
Self
Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.
Knickerbocker Holiday
Tenpin
The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
You Can't Ration Love
Kewpie (as Johnnie 'Scat' Davis)
In this WW II musical, a group of lovely college co-eds, realizing that there is a shortage of single young men, decide to begin rationing their dates so that all of them can have some fun. This is beneficial for the campus wimp who suddenly finds himself the hottest property on campus.
Sarong Girl
Scat Davis
A dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
A Child Is Born
Ringer Banks
A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
Slapsie Maxie's
Johnny the Waiter
In this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in Slapsie Maxie's restaurant, Maxie arranges a boxing match between the reluctant waiter and the champ.
Sweepstakes Winner
Mark Downey
A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.
Brother Rat
A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.
Garden of the Moon
Slappy Harris
Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.
Campus Cinderella
Johnny Morton
This musical comedy has a popular basketball star playing for a different college than what his father wanted after he falls in love with a co-ed.
Mr. Chump
Bill "Scats" Small
A naive young trumpet player inadvertently becomes involved with bank embezzlers. Comedy.
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Jeff Hardy
A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
Men Are Such Fools
Tad Turkel
Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find a husband. She rises through the ranks, becoming a copywriter, and attracts the attention of Jimmy, an amorous coworker who wants to marry her. But Jimmy is jealous of Linda's career and of Harry, a radio executive who works with Linda, and their marriage gets off to a very rough start.
Los gatos del swing
Johnny Cat (voice)
En Katnip Kollege, vemos una habitación llena de gatos que toman un curso de Swingología. Todo el mundo se balancea excepto Johnny, que no puede y tiene que sentarse en la silla del tonto.
Hollywood Hotel
Georgia
After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for Mona -- and sends her to the premiere instead, with young musician Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell). After various mishaps, including a case of mistaken identity, Ronnie and Virginia struggle to find success in Hollywood.
Over the Goal
Tiny Waldron
The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.
Varsity Show
Buzz Bolton
Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.
Me gusta cantar
Owl Jolson (singing voice)
La familia Buho es feliz con tres de sus hijos cantantes, pero están decepcionados con el cuarto, que no puede dejar de cantar jazz. Deciden tomar una decisión drástica: echarle del nido. Parodia de la que se considera la primera película con música sincronizada de la historia del cine, "El cantor de Jazz".